Demons is a rather trashy euro horror directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento who also had a hand in the screenplay.

A group of people are given theatre tickets by a strange bloke wearing half a metallic mask making him look like a cross between a cyborg and the Phantom of the Opera. Upon entering the theatre, there's a display stand with a figure on a motorbike and a metallic cheap looking mask hanging off it that looks like it came from Poundland. One of the girls at the theatre tries on the mask which gives her a little cut when she removes it. Anyway they all sit down for a screening of a diabolically bad horror…

This was some of the most fun I've had with a horror movie in a while. It's almost as if Bava was instructed to direct as 80s of a movie as possible, and proceeded to do exactly that; it's films like these that force me to use "80s" as an adjective, ahah. Seriously though, for what it is, Demons is perfect. The score/soundtrack, the special effects, the meta aspect of film (e.g. the movie theater)... I mean, this movie seemed like it was designed specifically for horror buffs of the time - it's awesome to see a director take his audience into consideration that much during the crafting of his film. There are also moments…

Oh, how I wish I was alive back in 1985 so I could have seen Demons in a movie theater instead of on the television in my bedroom; it definitely seems like the former was a much more enjoyable experience.

The premise in Demons is so great because it's something different that I've never seen before: theater patrons are attacked by demons while they're watching a movie about demons. How fucking rad is that? I bet seeing this film in the theaters would have been great…

One of the film's main characters is called Tony the Pimp, what more do you want? You'll come for the extreme gore and stay for the horribly dubbed bad dialogue. It's a must-see film for fans of Italian Horror.

Note: If you're not a fan of Italian Horror Gorefests then disregard the star rating. Those who'll appreciate this film already know who they are.

The first time I watched Demons, just a couple of years ago, I was still completely unaware of the fact that Italian horror films would be about to set out on a mission to confuse and confound me. As much as I enjoyed it, I did find myself spending way too much time trying to understand bits of it that didn't make sense.

But I get it now. I really do. They're not supposed to make sense. They're supposed to be completely mental. They're supposed to have random nonsensical bits in them that seemingly have no connect or relevance to the rest of the film. They're supposed to just be enjoyed and not questioned too much.…

This...this was fantastic!! An unrelenting gore fest with exceptional makeup effects that truly make for nightmare fuel.

Demons is one of the goriest films I've ever seen. I don't care what Juno says, this is way more graphic than Suspiria. The setup is really cool: a whole mess of people are anonymously invited to a movie theater to see an unadvertised horror film. As the film starts playing, the events on the screen begin to occur within the theater as unsuspecting patrons are turned into grotesque demons that begin unleashing utter chaos and carnage within the theater. Due to the setting, there's a real sense of claustrophobia as the surviving patrons work together to…

I love this gorefest. Mid-80's Italian classic. Some great and cheesy EFX. Acting is over-the-top and the movie doesn't make a lot of sense but it still packs a nice scare. Great sound with a fun soundtrack. Fiore Argento and Fabiola Toledo are hot in this one.

Badly dubbed, terribly written but often imaginatively shot. The rules make no sense but there is a nightmare logic to them being stuck in the theater that's sort of fun. The Act 3 addition of the drug punks is absurd. Some nice violence, though.

A horror movie in a horror movie theater, why did no one think of this before? And you know, it's not really an '80's Berlin disco party until a helicopter crashes through the roof with some sort of grappling-hook/speargun/winch apparatus so you can MacGyver your way out.

Produced by Dario Argento and with much of his characteristic style- bright, saturated colors, awesome soundtrack music, and over-the-top death scenes. Amazingly corny/cheesy dialogue. Almost all ADR'd, which bothers me - when the actor sounds like they're talking directly into my ear, but they're on the other side of the room, I always think it's…

There are few films I enjoy introducing people to more than Demons. What’s not to love? Amazing soundtrack (although the sequel’s is even better), humor both intentional and unintentional, completely batshit plot (and subplots that come out of nowhere), inventive gore – 80s trash horror simply doesn’t get any better than this. What’s the film about? Oh, fine – Berliners receive a mysterious invite to a new theater screening; it turns out more is opening than just the grade-z horror film strung up for the night. Namely, the gates of Hell. The demons in question don’t really follow any rules, at times acting more like ravenous zombies, at others like, well, demons – calculating and mischievous. They seem to go…